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namespace NVelocity.Util
{
    using System;

    /// <summary> Any object in the context which implements TemplateNumber will be treated
    /// as a number for the purposes of arithmetic operations and comparison.
    /// 
    /// </summary>
    /// <author>  <a href="mailto:wglass@forio.com">Will Glass-Husain</a>
    /// </author>
    /// <since> 1.5
    /// </since>
    public interface ITemplateNumber
    {
        /// <summary> Returns a Number that can be used in a template.</summary>
        /// <returns> A Number that can be used in a template.
        /// </returns>
        ValueType AsNumber
        {
            get;

        }
    }
}
